[Update, 12/12/2016]: I put together a new Bitwig script for Beatstep Pro to address some of the shortcomings I discovered with the scripts discussed in this post. Notably, the new script supports controlling device params and macros without having to manually map the BSP encoders, navigating tracks, browsing/selecting presets and a few other things. Arturia’s Beatstep Pro,

The video below explains how to set up the Bitwig template for Lemur, which allows you to wirelessly control Bitwig Studio from your iPad using OSC. To briefly summarize the video, Lemur is a mobile app, created by Liine, that lets you design your own MIDI and OSC controller interfaces. Users can share templates through Liine’s

Patterning is an iPad drum machine from Olympia Noise Co that implements a unique sequencing interface organized around concentric circles. It’s sophisticated yet accessible and lets you create dynamic patterns with a surprisingly minimal amount of effort. In a previous post I wrote about how to configure Patterning to receive clock data from Bitwig Studio, and in the

This post describes how to use the hardware instrument device in Bitwig Studio to control and record a hardware synthesizer, like the MeeBlip anode. Let’s dive right in with a video demonstrating usage of Bitwig’s hardware instrument device with the anode. Here’s a quick summary of the gear used. KMI K-Board iConnectMIDI4+ MIDI interface MeeBlip anode synth iRig Pro

I’ve been working on a Bitwig controller script for the nanoPAD2 and wrote about it in a previous post here. This post is a more detailed look at how the script works with Bitwig and the nanoPAD2. The script source code is at GitHub at https://github.com/benschmaus/nanopad2-bitwig. And the latest release can be found at https://github.com/benschmaus/nanopad2-bitwig/releases. See a video

One of the features that got me interested in Bitwig was its open JavaScript API for integrating MIDI controllers. I’d been meaning to try it out for awhile and this week I finally got around to writing a script for my Korg nanoPAD2 that lets you start and stop clip launcher clips. The nanoPAD2 has 2 rows

[Update, 9/14: clarify that iConnect interface is not required to route audio between an iPad and computer. Either MusicIO or Audiomux can also be used for this.] Patterning is an awesome drum sequencer for iOS by Olympia Noise Co. Sequences are programmed using a unique interface built around concentric circles. You can read reviews on ANR or Music App Blog and

A new version of the excellent free synth, Helm, by Matt Tytel was just released. The release follows a contribution of Helm patches to Musical Artifacts, which were subsequently added to the Helm source directly. Helm runs standalone and as a plugin (LV2/VST/AU/AAX) so you can run it from any DAW on Windows, Linux or Mac. And if you’re

Bitwig recently released a beta version of Bitwig Studio 1.2 for all license holders. The new version includes practical workflow optimizations and has some exciting forward-looking MIDI enhancements (MPE) as well. On the workflow side, there are group tracks, which let you combine related tracks into a single container track. This provides a way to visually reduce the number